Denby Pottery Village Ticket Portal

Come and join us for a pottery painting masterclass with our ceramic painting expert and skilled artist, Cathie. Learn painting techniques to create a stunning hand painted Denby vase.

Design and paint your Denby vase (approx. 6.5 inches tall, 5 inches wide) using our colourful glazes. Leave it with us to fire here in our kilns, ready to collect in three weeks time. Workshops are available: 

 PRICE: £40.00 per person - This adult ( Over 18yrs )craft workshop is perfect for all abilities and is fully accessible to everyone.

Why not add on an Afternoon Tea for an additional £15.95 (If you have added on an Afternoon Tea, this will need to be enjoyed at 12pm for all 10am-12pm workshops and at 2pm for all 12-2pm workshops).

 What to expect on the day:

Your friendly host Cathie, has a wealth of ceramic painting experience at Denby and will start with a ‘how-to’ demonstration and share lots of useful hints and tips along the way (to help you get the most out of your workshop) - you don’t need to be an expert to join us!

Then it’s over to you to hand-paint your own design onto a beautiful Denby vase.

Left with our team, your decorated vase will be fired in our kilns, ready to collect later to display in your home.

Throughout this workshop, Cathie will be on hand to offer you guidance and inspiration (should you need it). 

CRAFTING TIME: Please meet at the Denby Craft Studio & Welcome Desk ready for your workshop to promptly start. This is a 2-hour workshop. Please note that all bookings need to be made up to 48 hours in advance. 

WHO’S IT FOR: This adult craft workshop is perfect for all abilities and is fully accessible to everyone.

NOTES: All materials, including an apron, will be provided on the day. As you will be working with paint, we advise you to wear something that you don't mind getting messy.

A FREE hot drink is also included, which can be enjoyed on the day in Bourne’s Coffee Shop & Bistro.

Please note that on occasion, clay work may crack or break in the kiln firing process, and this is beyond our control. In the unfortunate event that this should happen we will contact you and advise of the options available.

We will contact you when your creations are ready to collect (within 2-3 weeks).

 HOW TO FIND US: Denby Pottery Village, Denby, Derbyshire, DE5 8NX

Visitor parking is available for free in our customer car park within easy reach of the Welcome Desk located inside the Denby Craft Studio. 

BOOKINGS: Denby Pottery Village will make every effort to ensure that your workshop goes ahead on the confirmed date and time. However, should unforeseen conditions prevail, an alternative date or time will be offered or a full refund will be given. Unfortunately, this event is non - transferable and refunds cannot be given for cancellations. Please refer to full T&Cs here

CONTACTS: If you have any questions or accessibility concerns that you would like to discuss, please email our Welcome Desk at tours.reception@denby.co.uk or call 01773 740799, option 1 between 10am-4pm and our team will be able to help.

Our great selection of shops are open every day (except for Christmas Day and Easter Sunday) between 9am-5pm (Monday-Saturday) and 10am-4pm on Sundays for you enjoy during your visit. The Denby Craft Studio is open daily between 10am-4pm.

Join us with friends or enjoy some ‘me-time’ as you decorate a beautiful clay plant pot & dish (hand-thrown by our master potter, Sean ahead of your workshop). This is a 1.5- 2 hour workshop, where you’ll incise/mark your own design into our leather-hard clay using the tools provided. Once finished, we’ll fire your creations in your chosen Denby Kiln glaze colour. Collect when ready to brighten up your home.  

PRICE: £40.00 per person - This adult (Over 18 yrs) craft workshop is perfect for all abilities and is fully accessible to everyone.

What to expect on the day:

This workshop will provide you with plenty of design inspiration, a short demonstration on how to incise (decorate with pencil cuts) the leather-hard clay and equip you with all the tools you need to decorate your unique plant pot and dish. Our friendly Experience team will also be on hand to help guide you through this session.

You are more than welcome to come prepared with your own design ideas, patterns or drawings too.

On the day, you’ll sketch your design onto paper templates, and we'll then take you through the steps to decorate your plant pot & dish using a pencil to achieve the desired look. This is a calm and relaxing process that will provide a little quiet time.

You can also choose to add a functional drainage hole to the bottom of your plant pot or leave this sealed to use the pot and dish separately around your home (as a storage pot or trinket dish etc). 

Once finished, you can choose between 4 Denby Kiln glaze colours: taupe, ochre, slate and rust for us to glaze and fire in our kilns.

A FREE hot drink is also included.

This workshop is the perfect way to spend time with friends, to enjoy some 'me-time' or to unleash your inner designer - we hope to see you there!

CRAFTING TIME: Please meet at the Denby Craft Studio & Welcome Desk ready for your workshop to promptly start. This is a 1.5-hour workshop. Please note that all bookings need to be booked up to 48 hours in advance.

WHO’S IT FOR: This adult craft workshop is perfect for all abilities and is fully accessible to everyone.

NOTES: All materials, including an apron, will be provided on the day. As you will be working with clay, we recommend wearing something that you don't mind getting dirty.

Tip: If you are coming prepared with a design, our paper templates rectangles measure 21cm (w) x 10cm (h) as this will be roughly the size of the plant pot, and a 12cm paper circle for the plant dish. 

A free hot drink is also included, which can be enjoyed on the day in Bourne’s Coffee Shop & Bistro.

Please note that on occasion, clay work may crack or break in the kiln firing process, and this is beyond our control. In the unfortunate event that this should happen we will contact you and advise of the options available.

HOW TO FIND US: Denby Pottery Village, Denby, Derbyshire, DE5 8NX

Visitor parking is available for free in our customer car park within easy reach of the Welcome Desk located inside the Denby Craft Studio.

BOOKINGS: Denby Pottery Village will make every effort to ensure that your workshop goes ahead on the confirmed date and time. However, should unforeseen conditions prevail, an alternative date or time will be offered or a full refund will be given. Unfortunately, this event is non - transferable and refunds cannot be given for cancellations.

CONTACTS: If you have any questions or accessibility concerns that you would like to discuss, please email our Welcome Desk at tours.reception@denby.co.uk or call 01773 740,799, option 1 between 10am-4pm and our team will be able to help advise.

Our great selection of shops are open every day (except for Christmas Day and Easter Sunday) between 9am-5pm (Monday-Saturday) and 10am-4pm on Sundays for you enjoy during your visit. The Denby Craft Studio is open daily between 10am-4pm.

Join us with friends for a relaxing Crafternoon filled with delicious cakes, sandwiches, bottomless hot drinks, and pottery painting! This session is suitable for adults only over 18 years 

Start your experience with a freshly prepared Afternoon Tea at Bourne's Coffee Shop & Bistro, followed by pottery painting in the Denby Craft Studio where you will decorate an 8 inch medium Denby plate (perfect for cakes and treats) using our colourful glazes. Let your imagination flow or be inspired by our selection of stencil designs. We will also have inspirational ideas, or bring your own prepared ideas to decorate your plate.

Once finished, leave your hand-painted plate with us to kiln fire and collect it in 3-4 weeks time to use and keep forever. 

The following dates are available for booking. The Afternoon Tea will start your Crafternoon Tea booking at 12noon - 2pm and then its across to the Craft Studio to get creative 2pm - 4pm.

June 2025

Friday 6th and Friday 13th June

July 2025

Friday 4th , Thurs 10th and Sun 13th July

*TRADITIONAL AFTERNOON TEA MENU*

A selection of freshly prepared sandwiches:

- Tuna Mayonnaise
- Baked Ham & English Mustard
- Egg Mayonnaise and Cress
- Cheddar Cheese and Tomato

Homemade Seasonal scone: Freshly baked fruit scone served with butter, cream & jam

Homemade sweet treats: Choose between our homemade cakes on the day.

Served with your choice of drink: Served with bottomless tea, or filter coffee.

Veggie / vegan / gluten-free option is available. Please confirm any dietary requirements at the booking stage.

LOCATION: Denby Pottery Village, Denby, Derbyshire, DE5 8NX.

ARRIVAL: Upon arrival, please park in our free customer car park and head across the cobbled courtyard to the Welcome Desk inside the Denby Craft Studio.

ACCESSIBILITY: Please let us know in advance if any of your party members have accessibility requirements.

TIME: Various, see above detail.

To make the most of your experience, please arrive in advance of the confirmed time. You're also welcome to paint additional pieces, if time allows (costs apply).

WHO’S IT FOR: This adult craft experience is perfect for all abilities.

NOTES: All materials, including an apron, will be provided on the day. As you will be working with paint, we advise you to wear something that you don't mind getting dirty.

There's also the option to have your finished plate posted out to you for an additonal £5 per item. Please speak to a member of the team on the day to organise this for you.

CONTACTS: If you have any questions or accessibility queries that you would like to discuss, please call or email our Tours Desk on tours.reception@denby.co.uk or 01773 740799, option 1 between 10am-4pm and our team will be able to help advise.

REFUND & CANCELLATION POLICY: Denby Pottery Village will make every effort to ensure that your Crafternoon Tea goes ahead on the confirmed date and time. However, should unforeseen conditions prevail, an alternative date or time will be offered or a full refund will be given. Unfortunately, this event is non - transferable and refunds cannot be given for cancellations. Bookings confirmed with full payment. Please refer to our full T&C’s here

 Join us with friends for a relaxing Crafternoon, where you’ll make a set of two decorative flowers from our Derbyshire clay, pottery tools and colourful slips. Once kiln fired, they’ll be mounted onto garden canes for you to brighten up your outdoor space.PRICE: £40.00 per person - This adult ( over 18 yrs)  craft workshop is perfect for all abilities and is fully accessible to everyone. 

What to expect on the day:

Our friendly team will start with a ‘how-to’ demonstration, and share lots of useful hints and tips along the way to help you get the most out of your workshop - you don’t need to be an expert to join us!

Then it’s over to you to make your own set of two ceramic flowers by following our templates and rolling and shaping our stoneware clay to create a 3D flower effect. Keep things simple or add extra detailing to the petals with our decorating tools before painting a layer of white slip over your flowers.

After a cuppa break, it’s time to let your imagination flow and add some colour to your creations with our pottery slip paints.

Left with our team, your clay flowers (one large and one smaller flower) will be fired in our kilns, ready to collect later to display in your spring garden. The garden canes are included too for you to assemble at home.

Throughout this workshop, our team will be on hand to offer you guidance and inspiration (should you need it).

CRAFTING TIME: Please meet at the Denby Craft Studio & Welcome Desk ready for your workshop to promptly start. This is a 3 hour workshop. Please note that all bookings need to be booked up to 48 hours in advance.

WHO’S IT FOR: This adult craft workshop is perfect for all abilities and is fully accessible to everyone.

NOTES: All materials, including an apron, will be provided on the day. As you will be working with clay and paint, we advise you to wear something that you don't mind getting dirty.

A free hot drink is also included, which can be enjoyed on the day in Bourne’s Coffee Shop & Bistro.

Please note that on occasion, clay work may crack or break in the kiln firing process and this is beyond our control. In the unfortunate event that this should happen we will contact you and advise of the options available.

We will contact you when your creations are ready to collect (within 5 - 6 weeks).

HOW TO FIND US: Denby Pottery Village, Denby, Derbyshire, DE5 8NX

Visitor parking is available for free in our customer car park within easy reach of the Welcome Desk located inside the Denby Craft Studio.

BOOKINGS: Denby Pottery Village will make every effort to ensure that your workshop goes ahead on the confirmed date and time. However, should unforeseen conditions prevail, an alternative date or time will be offered or a full refund will be given. Unfortunately, this event is non - transferable and refunds cannot be given for cancellations.

CONTACTS: If you have any questions or accessibility concerns that you would like to discuss, please email our Welcome Desk at tours.reception@denby.co.uk and our team will be able to help advise.

Our great selection of shops are open every day (except for Christmas Day and Easter Sunday) between 9am – 5pm (Monday – Saturday) and 10am – 4pm on Sundays for you enjoy during your visit. The Denby Craft Studio is open daily between 10am-4pm.

For our full list of events and activities click here

Creative Clay Fish Workshop
Join us for a relaxing and hands-on workshop where you’ll make your very own pair of ceramic fish — one big, one little — using our Derbyshire stoneware clay, pottery tools, and colourful slips. No experience needed, just come along and enjoy some creative time out.

Price: £40.00 per person

For adults (18+) — suitable for all skill levels and fully accessible

What to Expect on the day: The session begins with a friendly demonstration from our team, showing you the steps and techniques you’ll use throughout the workshop. We’ll guide you through the process with plenty of tips and ideas, perfect whether you’re new to clay or just looking to try something different.

You’ll use slab-building techniques to shape and decorate your own set of two clay fish.

Follow our easy-to-use templates and add detail and texture with our decorating tools, then take a break for a cuppa before moving on to the fun part - colour! Use our vibrant clay slips to bring your fish to life with your own unique design or we have lots of ideas to inspire you.

After the session, we’ll kiln-fire your creations for you to collect at a later date to display at home as a reminder of your time with us.

Our team will be on hand throughout to support and inspire you - come solo or with family and friends to enjoy this creative, feel-good experience.

CRAFTING TIME: Please meet at the Denby Craft Studio & Welcome Desk ready for your workshop to promptly start. This is a 3 hour workshop. Please note that all bookings need to be booked up to 48 hours in advance.

WHO’S IT FOR: This adult craft workshop is perfect for all abilities and is fully accessible to everyone.

NOTES: All materials, including an apron, will be provided on the day. As you will be working with clay and paint, we advise you to wear something that you don't mind getting dirty.

A free hot drink is also included, which can be enjoyed on the day in Bourne’s Coffee Shop & Bistro.

Please note that on occasion, clay work may crack or break in the kiln firing process and this is beyond our control. In the unfortunate event that this should happen we will contact you and advise of the options available.

We will contact you when your creations are ready to collect (within 5 - 6 weeks)

HOW TO FIND US: Denby Pottery Village, Denby, Derbyshire, DE5 8NX

Visitor parking is available for free in our customer car park within easy reach of the Welcome Desk located inside the Denby Craft Studio.

BOOKINGS: Denby Pottery Village will make every effort to ensure that your workshop goes ahead on the confirmed date and time. However, should unforeseen conditions prevail, an alternative date or time will be offered or a full refund will be given. Unfortunately, this event is non - transferable and refunds cannot be given for cancellations.

CONTACTS: If you have any questions or accessibility concerns that you would like to discuss, please email our Welcome Desk at tours.reception@denby.co.uk and our team will be able to help advise.

Our great selection of shops are open every day (except for Christmas Day and Easter Sunday) between 9am – 5pm (Monday – Saturday) and 10am – 4pm on Sundays for you enjoy during your visit. The Denby Craft Studio is open daily between 10am-4pm.